1 May 2011 – AbovetheLaw.com – By Valerie Katz I recently saw the Whoopi Goldberg commercial for Poise and I wondered to myself, why would she take part in such an ad. Maybe I am missing something, but I think it is a bad thing that we all now know that Whoopi leaks and uses […]

2 May 2011 – Libertarian Republican Ron Paul has formed a presidential exploratory committee as the next step toward a possible 2012 run. In a letter to friends and colleagues Ron Paul said the response has been overwhelming. He wrote: “Our announcement was covered by virtually every major media outlet and generated tremendous attention. Just

(PALO ALTO, April 28, 2011)—Reed Smith announced today the addition of another experienced corporate attorney to its Silicon Valley office. Matt Oshinsky joins the firm as a partner after seven years with the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he managed transaction teams for leading technology companies, as well as numerous other

BALTIMORE MD – April 28, 2011 – The law firm Ober|Kaler announced today that John S. “Jack” Linehan has joined the firm’s Health Law practice in the Baltimore office. Mr. Linehan represents health care providers and suppliers of all types in government investigations, white collar defense matters and related litigation, with particular focus on criminal

DLA Piper Lawyers Travel to Guyana for Justice Reform Project New Perimeter, DLA Piper’s non-profit affiliate dedicated exclusively to global pro bono work, recently assembled a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers to assist with a large-scale program to reform the judicial system in Guyana, South America. At the direct request of the Government of Guyana, 15

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC (April 20, 2011) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Torralbo as Managing Partner of the Montréal office, effective June 1, 2011. Mr. Torralbo succeeds Norm Saibil, who played a significant role in the creation and growth of the office and who has been its

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the firm received the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section’s 2011 National Public Service Award for outstanding business law pro bono services. The award was presented at the Section’s spring meeting in Boston on April 15, 2011. Given annually by the Section’s Pro Bono Committee, this prestigious

NEW YORK – April 13, 2011 – Loeb & Loeb LLP has announced that Joseph F. Daniels will join the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Group. He joins from Hodgson Russ LLP where he was a partner and Chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group, prior

Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011 – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP announced today that Lynn Van Buren, 39, has joined the firm as counsel, in the International Trade Practice in its Washington, D.C., office. Van Buren previously worked at DLA Piper where she was involed with with clients in the areas of export

New York, NY and Palo Alto, CA — Lowenstein Sandler continues to strengthen its national intellectual property practice, announcing today that the highly sought-after IP group led by Dan Ovanezian and Marina Portnova is joining the firm in its Palo Alto office. The eight-person patent prosecution team left the well-known valley firm of Blakely Sokoloff